Cambridge IGCSE History
A3How was Germany unified?
Overview
Specified content: German nationalism; the Zollverein; the 1848 revolution in Prussia; the Frankfurt Parliament and its failure; Austrian influence restored by 1850; Bismarck as Minister-President and his foreign policy to 1871 (Schleswig-Holstein, the Austro-Prussian War, relations with France, the Spanish succession and the Franco-Prussian War, the German Empire).
Learning objectives
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- A3.1Explain why Germany was not unified in 1848-50.
- A3.2Explain how Bismarck brought about Austria's defeat in 1866.
- A3.3Explain how Bismarck brought about France's defeat in 1870.
- A3.4Assess how far Bismarck was responsible for German unification.
Lessons
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Bismarck and the defeat of Austria, 1862-1866
30 min
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Bismarck, France and the German Empire, 1866-1871
35 min
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German nationalism, the Zollverein and the failure of 1848-50
30 min
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